King James Version

Romans 16:18

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Jesus” (Ἰησοῦ) before Christ here.

οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forτοιοῦτοιtoioutoithey that are suchτοιοῦτος (toioutos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “they that are such”, the subject formG5108of such a kind, such.This verse uses “such”.they that are suchτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίῳkuriōLordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.LordἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ΧριστῷchristōChristΧριστός (christos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the to- or for-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.δουλεύουσινdouleuousinbe a slaveδουλεύω (douleuō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “be a slave”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1398I am a slave, am subject to, obey, am devoted.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἑαυτῶνheautōntheir ownἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “their own”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.their ownκοιλίᾳkoiliabellyκοιλίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “belly”, the to- or for-formG2836belly, abdomen, heart, a general term covering any organ in the abdomen, e.g. stomach, womb; met: the inner man.This verse uses “belly”.bellyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χρηστολογίαςchrēstologiasgood wordsχρηστολογία (chrēstologia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “good words”, the of-formG5542a kind address; in a bad sense: plausible speaking.good wordsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεὐλογίαςeulogiasfair speechesεὐλογία (eulogia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “fair speeches”, the of-formG2129adulation, praise, blessing, gift.fair speechesἐξαπατῶσιexapatōsideceiveἐξαπατάω (exapataō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “deceive”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1818I deceive thoroughly.deceiveτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίαςkardiasheartsκαρδία (kardia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “hearts”, the object formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.the heartsτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκάκωνakakōnof the simpleἄκακος (akakos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the simple”, the of-formG172innocent, guileless, simple.This verse uses “simple”.of the simple

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the to- or for-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.

Young’s Literal Translation

for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,

World English Bible

For those who are such don’t serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

Darby Translation

For such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly, and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

Douay-Rheims

For they that are such, serve not Christ our Lord, but their own belly; and by pleasing speeches and good words, seduce the hearts of the innocent.

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